Cancro da Mama | Antes dos 40

Segundo o instituto americano de cancro, a patologia do cancro da mama é a principal causa de morte relacionada com cancro nas mulheres entre 15 e 54 anos. Por isso, mesmo antes dos 40, é conveniente tomar algumas medidas de diagnóstico, porque se o cancro da mama for descoberto a tempo, existem muitas mais hipóteses de superá-lo.

It’s Not Just the Over-40s
Breast cancer strikes younger women too. How to spot signs of trouble.

By Pat Wingert and Barbara Kantrowitz
Newsweek
Updated: 12:22 p.m. ET Oct. 17, 2006

Oct. 17, 2006 - In November 1999, Jennifer Johnson seemed to be living her dream. She was 27 years old, happily married to her college sweetheart and expecting her first child. Johnson also tried to give back to her community by volunteering for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Because of that work, she understood the importance of monthly breast self-exams. Though breast cancer is unusual in young women, she was vigilant about the task. And that was how, one day in the shower, she found what she describes as a "rock" in her left breast. It was a devastating discovery—and it also saved her life.

Para ler em Newsweek - Column Her Body